Link for chains



(No Mo del S. SIMONS 8v 0. SOOFIELD. I

LINK FOR CHAINS.

Patented Jan. 23,1883.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMEON SIMONS AND ORISON SGOFIELD, OF GREEK CENTRE, NEW YORK.

LINK FOR CHAINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,141, dated January 23, 1883. Application filed November 23, 1881. Renewed December 4. 1882. (No model To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SIMEON SIMONS and ORISON SooFmLD, citizens of the United States, residing at Greek Centre, in the county of Warren and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Links for Chains, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to that class of chainlinks which are capable of being taken apart and readily readjusted when required for uniting the ends of a broken chain or for other like purposes; and the invention consists in the construction of such links, as hereinafter more fully described, and specifically defined in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, which fully illus- .irate our invention, Figure 1 is a plan or side view of our improved adjustable link. Fig. 2'

is a view of the same with the detachable portion removed. Fig. 3 is a view of the detachable side piece and center stay. Fig. 4 is a central transverse section otfthe link on the linex a: of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 3 y of Fig. 1.

Like letters indicate like parts.

The linkA may be of the usual oblong form or of any other convenient form, as desired. This link, as shown in Fig. 2, is formed on one side with an opening, a, through which passes a stay or cross piece on thedetachable side bar, B. The outer surface of the severed link A on each side of theopening a is cut away to form a T- shaped lug or hearing, Z), which fits in a correspondingly-shaped recess, 0, on the innerside of each end of the detachable side piece or bar, B, while the latter is provided with the three-sided rectangular'lugs dd, which fit into the spaces 0 c,'surrounding the lugs lormcd on the link. In thecenter of the bar B is a projecting stud, O, which is adapted to pass through the opening a. in the side of the link. This stud or stay 0 is perforated longitudinally, and its end is flared outwardly to correspond with the conformation of the body of the link. The interior of the inner end of the center stay, 0, is also beveled to fit over a perforated projection or stud, D, formed on the inner side of the link opposite the opening a. The parts thus formed are connected and rigidly secured in their relative positions by means of a tapering bolt or rivet, E, which is passed through the detachable bar B and staypiece 0 into and through the stud D and side of the link on which the latter is formed.

It will be seen that by means of this construction the parts of the link are firmly secured in such a manner that they may yet be readily detached when requiret Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Lettors Patent, is

1. The combination of the severed link A, having lugs 11 b, detachable side bar, B, having stay 0 and recesses c c,'an(1 tapering bolt or rivet E, passing through perforations in the link, side bar, and stay-piece, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the severed link A, having perforated stud D, lugs b b, and spaces 6 e, detachable bar B, having perforated stay (J, recess 0 c, and lugs d d, and the tapering bolt E, passing longitudinally through the stay-piece, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

CHAS. GILL, SAMUEL Ross. 

